But Paul Erdos never followed the usual path. Most people think of mathematicians as solitary, working away in isolation. "About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.īook Description Hardcover. This excellent picture-book biography celebrates a man little known outside his field, but one well worth knowing. Heiligman appends a lengthy note about writing the book, while Pham offers a more extensive note on creating the illustrations, in which she comments on the mathematical ideas and mathematicians depicted in the art. The wonderfully vivid artwork, where ideas from the text are clarified, also uses decorative elements to support the idea that Erdos saw the world differently-numerically. Math is woven into the lively writing (Mama loved Paul to infinity. Unable to do common tasks such as cooking, laundry, or driving, he spent his adult life flying around the world, staying with other mathematicians, and working collaboratively on challenging math problems. He was fascinated by numbers from an early age, and by the time he was 20, he was known as The Magician from Budapest. Growing up in Hungary during WWI, Erdos tried school but chafed at the rules and convinced his mother that he should study at home. *Starred Review* Though eccentric mathematician Paul Erdos might seem an unusual subject for a picture book, his story makes for a memorable biography.
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